MBIRA SPIRIT are International Touring and Award Winning Musicians living on Vancouver Island, Canada.

TAFADZWA AND AMY MATAMBA are best known for their exceptional harmonies, epic song choices and the ability to light up a room with their lively, joyful and high energy presence that engages and endears universal audiences. Mbira Spirit’s unique music style weaves the distinct rhythms and harmonies from Zimbabwe, Africa into all time North American favourites and classics throughout many genres.

Tifa and Amy have been married for 10 years and make music together every single day, improving their skills, versatility, performance and creative music adventures. Well known in communities all over Vancouver Island due to consistently sharing their music and shining personalities wherever there is an audience at open mic, jams, community events, busking, on-line kitchen parties to also self initiating tours, festivals, events, and film projects.

Mbira Spirit keeps the music going without stop for many hours and while strong as a duo, they have also collaborated with many musicians, dancers, and artists both locally and internationally.

INTERCONTINENTAL AWARD WINNER 2023
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
DUNCAN SHOWROOM NEW YEARS DAY
PROMO CLIPS
NYAMATSATSE – ZIMBABWEAN LOVE SONG
DUNCAN SHOWROOM DANCE PARTY
  • 2023 –
    Music Performance and Career Highlights
    • * Europe Music and Dance Tour (Germany, Hungry, Italy, Czech, Greece)
    • * 2023 InterContinental Award Winners (Best in Africa), LA
    • * Last Man Stands Canada, Surrey, BC
    • * Summer Music Concerts Series for: City of Victoria, Saanich Parks, Cowichan Valley Regional District
    • * Massey Theatre – African Heritage Music and Dance Festival, Surrey, BC
    • * 39 Days of July Festival – 2 performances, Duncan, BC
    • * Parkfest 2023, Victoria, BC
    • * Shirley Day, Shirley, BC
    • * Honeymoon Bay Days, Honeymoon Bay, BC
    • * Chemainus Giant Street Market, Chemainus, BC
    • * Duncan Showroom New Year’s Day Concert, Duncan, BC
    • * Summer House Musicians – Bad Dog Brewery, Sooke BC
    • * Truth Centre – 2 performances, Victoria, BC
    • * National Tree Day – Concert, Victoria, BC
    • * Private Birthday Parties, local for international dignified guests
    • * Short Film Release, “Journey of the African StoryTeller”, featuring 15 Mbira Spirit songs.
    • * Sooke Night Market, Sooke, BC
    • * Cowichan Reggae Society, Duncan, BC
    • * Volunteer Performances for Sooke Food Bank, Cowichan Folk Guild, Sooke Art Show, Legion’s, Eagles, Elks, Community Events
  • 2022
    Music Performance and Career Highlights
    • * SunFest Country Music Festival, Cowichan Lake, BC
    • * Recording for Film Project, Nashville, TN
    • * Stage Band for Hallmark Movie, Honeymoon Bay, BC
    • * Coombes Bluegrass Festival, Coombes, BC
    • * 39 Days of July Festival, Duncan, BC
    • * Duncan Showroom New Year’s Day, Duncan, BC
    • * ZimCarving Gallery Opening, Victoria, BC
    • * Summer Music Concerts Series for: City of Victoria, Saanich Parks, Cowichan Valley Regional District
    • * Nova Scotia Kitchen Party Performances – Online – Weekly
    • * Volunteer Performances for Legion’s, Eagles, Elks, Community Events
  • 2018 – 2021
    Music Performance and Career Highlights
    • * Running a Cultural Arts & Education Centre with Airbnb while hosting events, concerts, education, and entertainment for tourism and community.
    • * Taking a Google Team on tour in Zimbabwe to research the traditional “Mbira” music. Mbira Spirit performed, created music events, collaborated with artists, recorded in studio, created music video.
    • * Mbira Spirit’s song won the InterContinental Award 2023, Best in Africa.
    • * Special Performance at a Cultural Festival in Harare, Zimbabwe with dignitaries, the President’s wife present in audience.
    • * Gaining fans and a large following through Facebook’s On-Line Nova Scotia Kitchen Party. Invited via on-line for 2 Anniversary Shows.
  • 2012 – 2017
    Music Performance and Career Highlight
    • * International Women’s Day performance, Charles Austin Theatre, Masvingo, Zimbabwe 2012
    • * Festival Touring the late, great Oliver Mtukudzi and Mbira Spirit opening, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC 2013
    • * Filming, recording, music video projects in Zimbabwe 2015 & 2016
    • * Hosting Arts & Culture segments on Shaw TV
    • * Hosting Matamba Cultural Arts and Education Centre (2015 & 2016) including international artists
MBIRA SPIRIT – Mudzimu Wangu Chirega Chinya





I SAW THE LIGHT.
RECORDED IN NASHVILLE, TN


CONTACT: MBIRASPIRIT@GMAIL.COM